Fears over black actors’ exodus to Hollywood

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Senior figures from the film and television industries will meet this week to discuss how to stem an exodus of ethnic minority talent to Hollywood.

Representatives from the BBC, ITV, the British Film Institute, National Theatre and the Arts Council are among those who have been summoned to Whitehall for the summit, which was prompted by concerns that stars such as Idris Elba and Chiwetel Ejiofor are being lured across the Atlantic because of a lack of prime roles for minorities in the UK.

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